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Keys to Crookdom 63: ‘Copping a sneak’ is a term applied to robbing a place on the spur of the moment. Many daring burglars will cop a sneak but the expert professional prefers to plan a job more carefully.at cop a sneak (v.) under cop a..., v.
Keys to Crookdom 63: ‘Copping a sneak’ is a term applied to robbing a place on the spur of the moment. Many daring burglars will cop a sneak but the expert professional prefers to plan a job more carefully. Keys to Crookdom 400: Capture. Caught [...] broke a leg.at break a leg, v.
Keys to Crookdom 396: A No. 1. Used in place of the personal pronoun.at A-number-one, n.
Keys to Crookdom 417: Slick ace. Slick card in a crooked deck.at slick ace (n.) under ace, n.
Keys to Crookdom 367: Physical weaklings are kicked and cuffed, and their wrists twisted or their fingers bent back until they ‘come across’.at come across, v.
Keys to Crookdom 406: Go up against. To attempt thievery. To go up against a safe – to try to blow the safe.at go up against (v.) under up against, phr.
Keys to Crookdom 414: Pound the air. To sleep.at pound the air (v.) under air, n.
Keys to Crookdom 401: Come-along. Device for pulling a lock out by the roots.at come-along, n.
Keys to Crookdom 396: A swell mouthpiece copped me an anchor.at anchor, n.
Keys to Crookdom 396: Angel. Person supplying money without getting anything in return. Also called sucker, sap, easy mark, boob.at angel, n.
Keys to Crookdom 13: Her clothing was examined by expert ‘frisk artists’.at -artist, sfx
Keys to Crookdom 128: The ‘badgers’ deal only with those men who are susceptible to the wiles of pretty women.at badger, n.1
Keys to Crookdom 397: Bang to rights (or ‘dead to rights’). Caught with stolen property.at bang to rights (adv.) under bang, adv.
Keys to Crookdom 397: Barker. Auctioneer. A bally-hoo man. Spieler.at barker, n.1
Keys to Crookdom 397: Bats. Crazy, delirium tremens.at bat, n.5
Keys to Crookdom 397: Bats. Crazy [...] To go bats (crazy).at bats, adj.
Keys to Crookdom 75: The yegg of this period generally ‘beat’ his way into town on a train.at beat one’s way (v.) under beat, v.
Keys to Crookdom 397: Belch. To talk, to turn state’s evidence, to give testimony.at belch, v.
Keys to Crookdom 397: Benjamin. An overcoat.at benjamin, n.1
Keys to Crookdom 44: If you see a man wearing an overcoat with big pockets on a hot day you may spot him as a dip with big ‘binny.’ A binny is an overcoat with capacious pockets for receiving stolen goods.at benny, n.1
Keys to Crookdom 397: Big Store. Wealthy gambling house or dive.at big store, n.
Keys to Crookdom 397: Bit. Prison term. To do a bit. Handed a bit.at bit, n.1
Keys to Crookdom 397: Bit. Prison term. To do a bit. Handed a bit.at do a/one’s bit (v.) under bit, n.1
Keys to Crookdom 397: Block. Solid-gold watch.at block, n.5
Keys to Crookdom 410: One who kills, croak artist, a blood, bump-off guy.at blood, n.1
Keys to Crookdom 397: Bloomer. An empty safe.at bloomer, n.2
Keys to Crookdom 403: Blowing coke. Sniffing cocaine into nostrils.at blow, v.1
Keys to Crookdom 141: Counterfeiters may be divided into several classes. There are the ‘note counterfeiters’ [...] the ‘shovers,’ ‘dealers’ and ‘boodle-carriers’.at boodle, n.1
Keys to Crookdom 398: Boomer. A high-class traveling criminal.at boomer, n.3
Keys to Crookdom 412: Oregon boot. Heavy steel manacle fastened to one ankle.at Oregon boot, n.
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